Author: Richard Brinsley SheridanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Pizarro ... Twenty-third edition
Author: Richard Brinsley SheridanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
The Discovery and Conquest of Peru
Author: Pedro de Cieza de LeonPublisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822382504
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Dazzled by the sight of the vast treasure of gold and silver being unloaded at Seville’s docks in 1537, a teenaged Pedro de Cieza de León vowed to join the Spanish effort in the New World, become an explorer, and write what would become the earliest historical account of the conquest of Peru. Available for the first time in English, this history of Peru is based largely on interviews with Cieza’s conquistador compatriates, as well as with Indian informants knowledgeable of the Incan past. Alexandra Parma Cook and Noble David Cook present this recently discovered third book of a four-part chronicle that provides the most thorough and definitive record of the birth of modern Andean America. It describes with unparalleled detail the exploration of the Pacific coast of South America led by Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro, the imprisonment and death of the Inca Atahualpa, the Indian resistance, and the ultimate Spanish domination. Students and scholars of Latin American history and conquest narratives will welcome the publication of this volume.
The Gentleman's Magazine: Or, Monthly Intelligencer
Author: Edward CavePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books and bookselling
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early English newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ...
Author: The Gentleman's Magazine
Author: Gentleman's Magazine, Or Monthly Intelligencer
Author: Sylvanus Urban (pseud. van Edward Cave.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
Leaves from My Log of Twenty-five Years' Christian Work Among Sailors and Others in the Port of London
Author: Thomas Charles GarlandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant mariners
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
River of Darkness
Author: Buddy LevyPublisher: Diversion Books
ISBN: 1635769205
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The acclaimed author of Labyrinth of Ice charts the legendary sixteenth-century adventurer’s death-defying navigation of the Amazon River. In 1541, Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his lieutenant Francisco Orellana searched for La Canela, South America’s rumored Land of Cinnamon, and the fabled El Dorado, “the golden man.” Quickly, the enormous expedition of mercenaries, enslaved natives, horses, and hunting dogs were decimated through disease, starvation, and attacks in the jungle. Hopelessly lost in the swampy labyrinth, Pizarro and Orellana made the fateful decision to separate. While Pizarro eventually returned home in rags, Orellana and fifty-seven men continued into the unknown reaches of the mighty Amazon jungle and river. Theirs would be the greater glory. Interweaving historical accounts with newly uncovered details, Levy reconstructs Orellana’s journey as the first European to navigate the world’s largest river. Every twist and turn of the powerful Amazon holds new wonders and the risk of death. Levy gives a long-overdue account of the Amazon’s people—some offering sustenance and guidance, others hostile, subjecting the invaders to gauntlets of unremitting attacks and signs of terrifying rituals. Violent and beautiful, noble and tragic, River of Darkness is riveting history and breathtaking adventure that will sweep readers on a voyage unlike any other. Praise for Buddy Levy and River of Darkness “In River of Darkness, Buddy Levy recounts Orellana’s headlong dash down the Amazon. Like Mr. Levy’s last book, Conquistador, about the conquest of Mexico, River of Darkness presents a fast-moving tale of triumph over seemingly insurmountable odds. . . . Though impromptu, the expedition was one of the most amazing adventures of all time.” —Wall Street Journal “An exciting, well-plotted excursion down the Amazon River with the early Spanish conquistador. . . . [A] richly textured account of the rogue, rebel and visionary whose discovery still resonates today.” —Kirkus Reviews “A rollicking adventure . . . Levy successfully conveys the Amazon’s power and majesty, while shedding light on the futility of humanity’s attempt to tame it.” —The A.V. Club